Our hero, gets accused of attacking the young woman he intended to rescue from another man who was attacking her. It doesn't get graphic, he was being very rough and being rude to her.
She has a secret. She is a teacher who needs to preserve her image of an upright, lady like person. But she was working at a slightly rough around the edges nightclub that at that time might have been looked down upon by uppper level society. She needed the money to continue her education and pay off debts. She feared if it was revealed she worked there she would be dismissed from her job teaching elementary students. So when police arrived and saw Lt, Rice close to her they accused him of tearing the sleeve on her dress and she did nothing to change their mind. If she had given them the name of the real attacker it might have exposed her as working at that club.
So the episode addresses Lt. Rice trying to keep his name clear and her struggling with lying to protect self. There is a surprise ending which provides a somewhat happy ending. Life is not always fair or perfect and this episode shows us how life can be.
She has a secret. She is a teacher who needs to preserve her image of an upright, lady like person. But she was working at a slightly rough around the edges nightclub that at that time might have been looked down upon by uppper level society. She needed the money to continue her education and pay off debts. She feared if it was revealed she worked there she would be dismissed from her job teaching elementary students. So when police arrived and saw Lt, Rice close to her they accused him of tearing the sleeve on her dress and she did nothing to change their mind. If she had given them the name of the real attacker it might have exposed her as working at that club.
So the episode addresses Lt. Rice trying to keep his name clear and her struggling with lying to protect self. There is a surprise ending which provides a somewhat happy ending. Life is not always fair or perfect and this episode shows us how life can be.